# Incident 19900206004959I: Cessna 182, Grand Island, NE, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9397X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397X-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206004959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FORCED LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD. REPLACED O RINGS ON FUEL CAPS.

## Other reports on N9397X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780205005949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205005949I), Feb 5, 1978: Cessna 182 (N9397X), Cquina Beach, NC, Minor damage. Engine vibration due to propeller blade malfunction. Blade pin not properly seated during prop overhaul.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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